February
Superloop rejects Aussie Broadband’s $466m takeover bid
Superloop investors have backed the broadband internet group’s decision to turn down a $466 million approach from rival upstart telco Aussie Broadband.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
TPG Telecom annual profits shrink despite surge in mobile customers
TPG Telecom boss Iñaki Berroeta says consumers are still willing to pay for mobile phone services despite rising prices.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Telstra’s Vicki Brady gave up Taylor Swift for Spain
As the CEO prepares for the mobile sector’s big annual event, she’s firmly focused on grabbing the opportunities from AI after telcos missed out on past tech booms.
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- Due diligence
Telstra dials up cost cuts as big business puts it on hold
Almost a year into running the telco, chief executive Vicki Brady needs to quickly tackle poorly performing businesses before they become too much of a drag on profit.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus outage cost $61m parent Singtel reveals
Optus’ national phone and internet outage in late 2023 and currency fluctuations have been blamed for falling profits at the telecommunications group.
- Jenny Wiggins
Sensitive Optus documents shared as hard copies in class action suit
Documents to be used in a class action battle over Optus’ 2022 cyberattack will be assigned a traffic light colour, with red for highly confidential information.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra’s mobile win comes with a professional services scare
A surprise dip in revenue from the professional services sector took the shine off the telco’s impressive mobile gains.
- James Thomson
Telstra guidance shrinks on fall in professional services demand
Telstra has warned of deteriorating business confidence and shaved $100m from the top of its full-year earnings target. It will pay an interim dividend of 9¢.
- Jenny Wiggins
NBN Co shrinks workforce 10pc as net loss deepens to $696m
The National Broadband Network Company’s growth is slowing, but it expects demand for faster internet services to boost future revenues.
- Jenny Wiggins
Telstra dials up phone connections for natural disasters
The telco says it has found “the basic architecture” for an emergency roaming system to connect mobiles in regional areas during floods and bushfires.
- Jenny Wiggins
January
Singtel weighs options for Optus; eyes on enterprise division
The efforts were alive as of late last year, having survived a cyberattack and network outages which claimed its then CEO, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Qantas poaches incoming Optus corporate affairs chief
Danielle Keighery was to start at the embattled telecommunications group next month. Instead, the former Crown Resorts executive will start at the airline.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus admits gross error on number of failed 000 calls during outage
Optus told a Senate hearing last year that 228 emergency calls failed during a national outage but now admits the true number was 10 times higher at 2697.
- Jenny Wiggins
Vodafone prices for mobile phone plans jump as much as 9pc
The telco brand, which is owned by ASX-listed TPG Group, has raised prices for mobile telephone plans by 6 to 9 per cent, citing the “high costs of doing business”.
- Jenny Wiggins
TPG Telecom’s top shareholder Vodafone said to mull exit
A block trade originating out of its largest shareholder could be in the order of $2.4 billion.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
